At any time outside a mission (and in some missions that feature several of them), you can switch between these characters. When not being controlled, they will continue with their lives, so switching to them will put in you whatever situation they are currently in. These three protagonists will have overlapping storylines and will affect each other.

At any time outside a mission (and in some missions that feature several of them), you can switch between these characters. When not being controlled, they will continue with their lives, so switching to them will put in you whatever situation they are currently in. These three protagonists will have overlapping storylines and will affect each other.

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Storyline missions and some hobbies and [[side-missions]] will only be available to the specific character. But most side-missions and random encounters will be available to any. Character customisation will be limited to clothing and similar - GTA V will not include full RPG-style customisation, like the fat/thin possibilities in [[GTA San Andreas]], due to the complexity and personalities of the three protagonists.

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Storyline missions and some hobbies and [[side-missions]] will only be available to the specific character. But most side-missions and random encounters will be available to any. Character customisation will be similar, if not identical, to GTA: San Andreas', with each character having a range of tattoos, hairstyles and clothes to purchase. The Stats system from San Andreas will also be making a return, with each character having a particular knack for certain stats such as driving or flying.

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*Aircraft and exotic cars will be available from the start, but they will be challenging to obtain.

*Aircraft and exotic cars will be available from the start, but they will be challenging to obtain.

*GTA V has the most vehicles out of any game in the series. This may be a mixture of vehicles from Grand Theft Auto IV and many new vehicles.

*GTA V has the most vehicles out of any game in the series. This may be a mixture of vehicles from Grand Theft Auto IV and many new vehicles.

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*Vehicles in GTA V will be customizable: Paint jobs, new wheels, window tints, grills, and spoilers, plus you can upgrade suspensions, engines, and brakes.

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*Vehicles in GTA V will be customizable on a similar level to Midnight Club LA's: Paint jobs, new wheels, window tints, grills, and spoilers, plus you can upgrade suspensions, engines, and brakes.

;[[Weapons in GTA V|Weapons]]

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*Weapons appear to be customisable, such as choosing paint jobs and adding optics and flashlights

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*Weapons are customisable, such as choosing paint jobs and adding optics and flashlights

*There are several modern-day or updated weapons in the game, including the IMI Tavor TAR-21, a Ruger MP-9, AK-47 and Mossberg 500

*There are several modern-day or updated weapons in the game, including the IMI Tavor TAR-21, a Ruger MP-9, AK-47 and Mossberg 500

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*The ocean floor can be fully explored, with this comes the addition of wearable scuba gear and drivable submarines.

*The ocean floor can be fully explored, with this comes the addition of wearable scuba gear and drivable submarines.

*[[Animals in GTA V|Wildlife and animals]] will appear for the first time, including [[dogs]] who will guard restricted areas and will alert enemies of the player's presence, and [[Sharks (animal)|sharks]] while exploring the ocean.

*[[Animals in GTA V|Wildlife and animals]] will appear for the first time, including [[dogs]] who will guard restricted areas and will alert enemies of the player's presence, and [[Sharks (animal)|sharks]] while exploring the ocean.

The game is set in modern day Los Santos, San Andreas and its surrounding countryside. Although it was originally going to be released in spring 2013, Rockstar has confirmed the official release date to be 17 September 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[1] A PC version has yet to be confirmed.

Gameplay

There are three separate protagonists: Michael, Trevor Phillips and Franklin. Dan Houser stated in an interview that one of the protagonists will be the antagonist. Rockstar have said that this would be Trevor, as he is psychopathic and a hothead, qualities he displays in the second trailer.

At any time outside a mission (and in some missions that feature several of them), you can switch between these characters. When not being controlled, they will continue with their lives, so switching to them will put in you whatever situation they are currently in. These three protagonists will have overlapping storylines and will affect each other.

Storyline missions and some hobbies and side-missions will only be available to the specific character. But most side-missions and random encounters will be available to any. Character customisation will be similar, if not identical, to GTA: San Andreas', with each character having a range of tattoos, hairstyles and clothes to purchase. The Stats system from San Andreas will also be making a return, with each character having a particular knack for certain stats such as driving or flying.

Trevor is an emotionally unstable, sociopathic career criminal, suffering from drug addiction. He has previously worked with Michael in various heists, and has prior experience as a military pilot, allowing him to operate aircraft.

The world will be bigger than the total size of the worlds from GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, and GTA San Andreas combined.

Unusually, the entire map will be open to the player right from the start of the game, like in GTA Chinatown Wars, rather than being restricted to a small corner or island until the game permits you to continue. This is in keeping with GTA V's philosophy of letting the player do whatever you want to do, rather than being forced to do certain things at a certain time in a certain way. Each playable character lives in a different area, which will help players explore several areas of the map at once.

Notably, the game will continue to display distant mountains and buildings from the entire map, even many miles away. This is in contrast to GTA IV where only 1.5 kilometers (roughly 1 mile) of distance is rendered, and buildings suddenly appear when the player gets close. Now, even lights on buildings and streetlights from the opposite side of the map will be visible when high enough up, creating a much greater sense of the massive scale.

Features

In addition to the multiple protagonists, GTA V will bring many new (and returning) features:

Random Characters will appear in random places, with the player having the option to interact with them to start a side-mission

The Lost Brotherhood will be returning as seen in the 'Trevor' trailer. In the second trailer, a group of Lost MC members are seen chasing and shooting at protagonist Trevor Phillips as he escapes in a plane, while in the Trevor trailer, a Lost MC logo was on a character's jacket.

Players can hire people of varying abilities (and costs) to assist with missions

Multiplayer

There is no single-player co-op, but there will be co-op multiplayer

Crews will be carried over from Max Payne 3 into Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer.[2]

On 8 November 2012, GameInformer released a 23-page feature on GTA V, revealing masses of information including the three protagonists, the scale of the Los Santos map, and some hints into the feature changes. See /Game Informer for more information.

On 31 January 2013, Rockstar announced[3] the official release date of the game to be 17 September, 2013, despite earlier claims that the game would be released it spring 2013. A PC date is not yet known.

On 30 April 2013, Rockstar released three new trailers, focusing on the three protagonists.

Hints and Speculation about GTA V

Prior to the official announcements, trailers and magazine features of Grand Theft Auto V, a large number of possible clues had been found in previous GTA games and elsewhere to indicate what may have been the setting and content of GTA V. Fans also made a number of educated guesses, and many rumours circulated the Internet. See Speculation of GTA V for a detailed list.